first up: let's revisit some childhood trauma. now, i get the feeling that i wasn't the only person whose parents confidently sat them down in front of 'return to oz' expecting another gleeful romp through dorothy's musically driven hypercolor wonderland. only to then discover a dark, brooding reversion of events, with far less music, and far more electroshock therapy. jesus. this is the kind of shit that stays with you as a kid. to this day, screeching sounds, a la the wheelers, still put me on edge. as this clip shows, with good cause:
my mother was so confident in her choice that she left me, as a four year old, in front of this film by myself. i'm still recovering.
and secondly: anyone remember this film? because i barely do (it's michael mann's 'heat'... which sounds saucier than it actually is). i only mention it because during and after its rather spectacular pacino-de niro showdown it plays host to a beautiful musical segue that features a moby (before he got shit) tune called 'god moving over the face of waters' coming out of a piece by the kronos quartet (who, as far as i can tell, didn't get shit). it works awesomely in the film, but stands by itself as an amazing piece of emotive minimalism, full of cascading arpeggios and surging string washes. as i've been studying i've been listening to it almost on repeat for the past few days, and can imagine that i'll be getting increasingly obsessed as the due date of my thesis draws ever closer. eep. you can find it here
[courtesy of selective service]
